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Brooklyn Reads Brooklyn: Adult Fiction Set in South Brooklyn

Looking for a book to read over the holiday break? Check this list of worthy titles, all set in South Brooklyn.

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Panic in a suitcase : a novel
Akhtiorskaya, Yelena.
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A dazzling novel about a Russian immigrant family living in Brighton Beach.

Dreamland
Baker, Kevin, 1958-
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A historical novel set in turn-of-the-last-century Coney Island.

The amazing adventures of Kavalier & Clay : a novel
Chabon, Michael.
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A refugee from World War II partners with his Brooklyn cousin at the dawn of the comic book industry.

Marine Park : stories
Chiusano, Mark.
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Dazzling stories from a new literary voice, set in a seldom-chronicled Brooklyn neighborhood.

Rizzo's fire
Manfredo, Lou.
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NYPD veteran Joe Rizzo faces a baffling case when he investigates a murder in Bensonhurst.

A fine place : a novel
Montemarano, Nicholas, 1970-
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After serving time for an infamous crime, a young man returns to Bensonhurst.

Vaclav & Lena : a novel
Tanner, Haley.
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A pair of young Russian immigrants in love are parted and reunited in Brighton Beach.

Magruder's curiosity cabinet : a novel
Wood, H. P. (Hilary Poole), author.
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Abandoned in Coney Island, a young woman makes friends with a nearby museum of living oddities.